7.8
High
CVE-2024-21885 Xorg-x11-server: heap buffer overflow in xisenddevicehierarchyevent
Description
A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- Interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | Versions not published |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Versions not published |